Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-05

MI K T. Hill of the United States geo
logical survey who has important offers Of
MAJOR Howell, the director Of that organ
| eaton, and Who Is here to assist in see
ing that the state work is iraugura,ed
upon scientific basis says that If tie
Dill IS passed that the United States gov
: eminent survey viii co-ops rate With the
} state and DO WORK which has eoualed
| three f0urths Of the expenses Of Other
state surveys.
Fortunately for the good Of the state Of
Texas, and Of all interests concerned.
/ Major j. ". Howell, Director Of The
( United Safes geological survey, has
written letter to Senator Coke. in
which he sets forth at length, clearly and
distinctly, the methods OF n. king geu-
/ logical surveys and the difference il the
functions between state sud national
surveys, together with offers
! to assist in state survey.
/ Msjcr Howell says tina. he can materially
assist in the prosecution CT state geoioo-
lcal survey in two ways, viz: first by
provi ing the TOT ographical maps re
CURED as basis for the geological maps,
which IL is the function Of the state sur
vey TO prepare, and second, by
ascertaining the general geOlcgi-
! Ne%A SNA NNbuAS VI liG SlHlS Ill SUCH
8 manner as to form a satisfactory basis
for the special studies which the State
GeOlosist would lind it necessary 10 take
up.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The resolution repnr ed favorable bv
the committee in the House this morning
to amend the constitution of the staye to
require all foreigners to become natural
lied citizens of tle United States Def.re
they can vote in the State of Texas pro
duced lively time. Almost every member
| in the House took whack at it from his
peculiar standpoint, some even tracing
their pedigree to see when their ance stors
landed in America. Others were inclined
to make political question of it, and as
lar as argument went each member made
sectional application of the matter
Pending the discussion Of the amendment
of Mr.. Moore Of Travis it was postponed
until 10 O'CLOCK 4. n. tomorrow.
BUCKET-SHoPS.
The Senate got up to white heat over
the bucket-shOp bill aud the bill, il not
the bucEet-9hOps, received general shak-
lag up. proposition to petition Con-
gress TO pqss 3 general law Of prohibition
on this Class Of gambling was voted
down and the bill passed to engroSs-
mcn..
THE JUDGE WILLIS CASE
The House committee to investigate
the charges preferred against District
Judge Frank Willis, after an Informal
meeting estrday t. arrange prelimina-
ries Of the order in which the
proceedings should be conducted,
met again this afternoon in
the committee room. Attorney General
Hogg appeared foC the prosecution and
Walton & Hill for the defendant The
proof on the part OF the state
so far can be summoned up as
follows; Charles Goodnight was fore
man of the grand jury in January,
1886, that found eighty indictments
for illegal Enclosures of the state school
lands, embracing an area Of 1900 600
acres. At two subsequent terms of the
court, at which the indictm. nts were
found, fifty yerdicts of not guilty were
rendered. seven of these cases were
against Goodnight himself and SIX against
his lawyer, q. A. Brown. OF the Jury
that sat on the trial of the cases, six were
employees of the defendant, Goodnight.
W. Il. Oliver, one of the Jurors,
was under six indictments for
he same cffense, and not one
sat on Goodnight's cases, but sat on the
rial Of others indicted at the same time.
both before AID after his own cases were
tispns ed Of. Woodmap, the District
Attorney Wlo prosecuted the cases, was in
he empl0ymen Mt of the stock association
If which Goodnight was President and G.
\. Brown President, aud he took the
iltice OF District Attorney with the un-
itrstandiUg that the officers Of the
tock association were to paw him,
S the office itself was no. self
The proof showed that no
violence was offered on any of the trials,
ither By witnesses or documentary, that
be lawyers or both sides agreed z 10
What evidence they would submit and
,Ot up and stated it to the court
CAPITAL CULLINGs.
The cry of Class legislat on is shout
qually divided between those who are
to regulate railroads, teie-
riph, telephone and insurance COM
anies, and those who oppose what they
all infringement on vested rights.
1t is said the influence Of Hobbies is not
o marked as in previous legislatures.
is evident that their fclce has grown
,ss since the senatorial race, but none
lie less active.
The Senators entered into general
iscussion over the question as to
neither notary's name should appear
q his seal when the bill came I'D for
caring yesterday.
The diff renee between the Tate and
ell reformatory bills is that Nj. Tate's
III calls it 3 house of correction and the
mates ages are not over seventeen
sars, while Mr.. Bells bill calls it
ranch penitentiary AMI places the limit
age at sixteen years.
General Walter P. Lane, Judge league
Id w j. Ferguson, the commissioners
'ponted by Governor Ross to distribute
4 500, 600 appropriated for the drouth
lfferers, met at the Diskill tonight to
Emulate plans before starting for the
enc of distress. The meeting was in
rmal ard amounted to nothing more
an a friendly talk with some of the
embers from the drouth district.
Attorney General Hogg left tonight for
S home at Tyler in obedience to mes
ge from his family.